--- a/src/jconf.c
+++ b/src/jconf.c
@@ -259,6 +259,19 @@ read_jconf(const char *file)
                     conf.server_legacy.obfs = to_string(value);
                 } else if (strcmp(name, "obfs_param") == 0) { // SSR
                     conf.server_legacy.obfs_param = to_string(value);
+                } else if (strcmp(name, "mode") == 0) {
+                    char *mode_str = to_string(value);
+
+                    if (strcmp(mode_str, "tcp_only") == 0)
+                        conf.mode = TCP_ONLY;
+                    else if (strcmp(mode_str, "tcp_and_udp") == 0)
+                        conf.mode = TCP_AND_UDP;
+                    else if (strcmp(mode_str, "udp_only") == 0)
+                        conf.mode = UDP_ONLY;
+                    else
+                        LOGI("ignore unknown mode: %s, use tcp_only as fallback",
+                             mode_str);
+                    ss_free(mode_str);
                 } else {
                     match = 0;
                 }
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -1252,6 +1252,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (user == NULL) {
             user = conf->user;
         }
+        if (mode == TCP_ONLY) {
+            mode = conf->mode;
+        }
         if (mtu == 0) {
             mtu = conf->mtu;
         }